Jiří Vaněk (born 24 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic . He was a coach of former world #1 player Karolína Plíšková and is the current coach of two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová , with whom he has a romantic relationship since August 2021.[1] [2]
Jiří Vaněk Country (sports) Czech Republic Residence Prague , Czech RepublicBorn (1978-04-24 ) 24 April 1978 (age 46) Domažlice , Czechoslovakia Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Turned pro 1995 Retired 2011 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,600,539Career record 68–122 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 74 (16 October 2000) Australian Open 2R (2000 ) French Open 2R (2000 , 2006 , 2008 ) Wimbledon 1R (2000 , 2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008 ) US Open 2R (2008 ) Olympic Games 2R (2000 ) Career record 16–32 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 94 (6 February 2006) Australian Open 2R (2006 ) French Open 1R (2005 , 2008 ) Wimbledon 1R (2006 ) Spouse Last updated on: 18 June 2021.
Tennis career
Juniors He was an impressive junior, reaching as high as No. 14 in the junior singles world rankings (and No. 21 in doubles) in 1995, making the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open boys' singles in 1996.[3]
Pro tour Vanek turned professional in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in October 2000.
He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , reaching the second round.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting Outdoor (0–1) Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 22 (11–11) Legend ATP Challenger (11–11) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (9–11) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Aug 1998 Warsaw , PolandChallenger Clay Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 7–5 Win 2–0 Sep 1998 Belgrade , YugoslaviaChallenger Clay Diego Moyano 6–3, 6–3 Loss 2–1 Oct 1999 Lima , PeruChallenger Clay Juan Ignacio Chela 2–6, 5–7 Win 3–1 Feb 2000 Ho Chi Minh City , VietnamChallenger Hard Reginald Willems 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Loss 3–2 Mar 2000 Lisbon , PortugalChallenger Clay David Sánchez Muñoz 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 Loss 3–3 Oct 2000 Cairo , EgyptChallenger Clay Albert Portas 5–7, 3–6 Win 4–3 Jun 2001 Weiden , GermanyChallenger Clay Hugo Armando 7–5, 6–2 Win 5–3 Jun 2001 Lugano , SwitzerlandChallenger Clay Juan Antonio Marín 6–2, 6–3 Loss 5–4 Jul 2002 Budaörs , HungaryChallenger Clay Diego Moyano 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 Loss 5–5 Aug 2002 Trani , ItalyChallenger Clay Mariano Delfino 4–6, 6–7(6–8) Win 6–5 Jun 2003 Ljubljana , SloveniaChallenger Clay Boris Pashanski 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 Win 7–5 May 2004 Ljubljana , SloveniaChallenger Clay Björn Phau 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) Win 8–5 Jun 2004 Furth , GermanyChallenger Clay Gilles Simon 7–5, 6–2 Loss 8–6 Sep 2004 Kyiv , UkraineChallenger Clay Nicolás Almagro 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 Win 9–6 Jan 2005 Heilbronn , GermanyChallenger Carpet Lars Burgsmüller 6–2, 6–4 Loss 9–7 May 2005 Prague , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Jan Hernych 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 Loss 9–8 May 2007 Prague , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Dušan Lojda 7–6(7–3) , 2–6, 6–7(5–7) Loss 9–9 Jun 2007 Lugano , SwitzerlandChallenger Clay Werner Eschauer 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7) Win 10–9 Aug 2007 Manerbio , ItalyChallenger Clay Éric Prodon 6–0, 6–4 Loss 10–10 Mar 2008 Meknes , MoroccoChallenger Clay Iván Navarro 4–6, 4–6 Win 11–10 May 2008 Ostrava , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Jan Hernych 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 Loss 11–11 Jun 2009 Košice , SlovakiaChallenger Clay Stéphane Robert 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Doubles: 6 (1–5) Legend ATP Challenger (1–5) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Aug 1996 Pilzen , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Michal Tabara Petr Luxa Jan Kodeš Jr. 3–6, 5–7 Loss 0–2 Jul 2002 Budaors , HungaryChallenger Clay Robin Vik Hermes Gamonal 3–6, 6–0, 3–6 Loss 0–3 Mar 2004 Saint Brieuc , FranceChallenger Clay David Škoch Christophe Rochus Tom Vanhoudt 0–6, 1–6 Loss 0–4 Apr 2004 Napoli , ItalyChallenger Clay Michal Tabara Tomas Behrend Giorgio Galimberti 1–6, 3–6 Loss 0–5 Nov 2004 Réunion Island , FranceChallenger Hard Michel Kratochvil Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana walkover Win 1–5 Apr 2005 Napoli , ItalyChallenger Clay Janko Tipsarević Uros Vico Massimo Bertolini 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
Singles
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